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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 769 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

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  1. 1.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  2. 2.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

Answer key

  1. lumps of butter
  2. False
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. True
  5. melting ice
  6. cooking an egg
  7. it will not break
  8. cooking an egg
  9. browning lemon ink
  10. a balloon
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a magnet
  14. buttermilk
  15. milk turning to curd
  16. the cream temperature
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a jar with a tight lid
  20. melting ice
  21. yeast
  22. not needed
  23. not needed
  24. cannot be undone
  25. a battery cell
  26. freezing water
  27. dissolving salt
  28. the amount of cream
  29. folding paper
  30. not needed
  31. False
  32. cannot be undone
  33. turmeric powder
  34. needed
  35. folding paper
  36. a bowl
  37. a timer
  38. False
  39. needed
  40. we keep it the same

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